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New Rules Apply on Taxis in Saudi Arabia

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The Ministry of Transport in KSA decided to reduce and control the increase of the numbers of taxis with proper way traffic violator, appearance, and those taxis traveling on roads aimlessly from place to place searching customers.

Taxi new rules in the Kingdom

New Rules to Control Taxi Cars

The some of the new regulations apply to taxi cars because of the violation of the followings.

Inappropriate Appearance of Taxi Cars:
The Ministry of Transport that the inappropriate presence of taxi cars or without any reason to search for the customers on roads will fine for SAR 700/-,
If some of the Taxis cars find that takes customer or passengers to multi-destination will fine for SAR 1000/-,

Seized of Taxi Cars:

Those taxi cars with poor condition will be seized till they repaired or process of maintaining and taxis with traffic violations will be suddenly seized till they clear the violations,

Other recommending:

Limited Duration Of Using Taxi Cars

According to rules and regulation of the Ministry of Transport in Saudi Arabia, the Taxi cars should be used for the limit period 6 years starting from the manufacturing date. 2011 model cars will be using up to the end of this year 2017.

Having Valid Driving License

According to the Saudi law, no vehicle allowed to travel by a valid road license and a car with the valid license can drive until the end of the License duration.

Unconvertable to Pvt Car:

Those vehicles will not allow for running as taxis can convert or register their cars into private vehicles in concerned company with a sum amount.

Limitation of Own Cars:

As per rules of Saudi, Arabia company can own up to 50 cars.
According to the Saudi news reports, four hundred (400) companies in Riyadh owns 35,000 taxis, 25,000 taxis in Dammam and 40, 000 taxis in Jeddah.

Linked with Wasil Portal

Those taxi cars will not be allowed to use as the taxi until which are not linked to the Wasilla portal started from the previous year month of November. A clear notice was issued to the all private taxis(limousine) have three months period to registered or linked their taxi cars with one of the 14 authorized apps based service companies in Saudi Arabia.